What to do if both triglycerides and cholesterol are high

Patients with high triglycerides and cholesterol should undergo dietary modification and medication, as follows: a. Dietary modification: dietary regulation should be carried out, and it is recommended to eat a low-fat diet, reduce the intake of cooking oil, eat less fatty meat and animal offal, and reduce the daily intake of total carbohydrates. Second, drug treatment: you can choose lipid-lowering drugs for treatment, currently commonly used drugs to reduce triglycerides and cholesterol are statins, intestinal cholesterol absorption inhibitors, as follows: 1, statins: such as atorvastatin, resevastatin, etc., can competitively inhibit the cholesterol synthesis limiting enzyme in the body, reducing cholesterol synthesis. 2, intestinal cholesterol absorption inhibitors: such as ezetimibe, bile acid chelator such as cauleenamine, fibrates such as fenofibrate, benzofibrate, etc.